Developments 12 March 2022 1 min read

ART: Danny Ferrell’s Latest Exhibition Features Vibrant Portraits of Queer People.

I Kiss Boys, 2021 Oil on canvas. 84 x 60 inches, 213.4 x 152.4 cm. Signed, dated, titled (verso).

Pittsburgh-based artist Danny Ferrell’s latest exhibition, Castle in the Sky, is all about showcasing the individuality of gay men and / or queer-identifying people.

To convey this, Ferrell created vibrant and colourful portraits of some of his friends and peers.

Living Proof, 2022 Colour pencil on paper. 48 1/16 x 38 3/8 inches, 122.1 x 97.5 cm. Signed, titled and dated (verso).

“Danny Ferrell’s portraits are visions of intimate daydreams representing the artist’s friends and peers. Colourful, gregarious, and with a deep appreciation for beauty, the artist is ‘humbled by the ineffable cosmic hand that imbues our world with magic’. This is manifested in the artist’s alluring muses, abundant in life and colour,” writes the Miles McEnery Gallery.

Touch-Up, 2022 Oil on canvas. 84 x 60 inches, 213.4 x 162.6 cm. Signed, titled and dated (verso).

Arcadia, 2021 Color pencil on paper. 48 x 38 3/8 inches, 121.9 x 97.5 cm.

All photos courtesy Danny Ferrell and Miles McEnery Gallery

Castle in the Sky opens at the NYC gallery Thursday, March 17 2022, and runs through April 23, 2022.